Tasty Tales and Tips from a Culinary Traveler in Italy and France

December 05, 2010

Italy on a Plate - The Week in Italian Food: 12-5-10

It's a very late edition of Italy on a Plate this week, but it's here. I've been crazy busy this week cooking up a big Italian holiday birthday dinner (not mine). I'll be sharing many of the dishes with you shortly. A little hint about one I'm very excited to share - Torta Setteveli. So, I'm sorry I'm late with this week's edition, but I think it's worth the wait. I love all the recipes this week, and they each seems to have touching stories and/or food photos that will definitely have your stomach growling. It's a nicely rounded list, from soups to dessert. Of course, there' the requisite chocoholic's dessert on the list, too. I hope you enjoy. Buon Appetito!

My Choices for This Week's Top 10 Italian Recipes from Around the Web:

La Divina Cucina, Judy, is making me (and probably you) hungry with "Creamless" Spaghetti Carbonara - One of my favorite dishes from Rome and the photo of the dish is looking mighty creamy - Over a Tuscan Stove

Mamma Agata shared many of her book's recipes while she was in Chicago, but to me this one sings of the Amalfi Coast - Pollo al Limone (Lemon Chicken)

Napoli Unplugged is teasing us with this photo from the Showcolate Festival, but they promise more to come - Napoli Unplugged

Upcoming Food and Wine Festivals in Italy:

Suvereto Festival - November 28 to December 12 - In the medieval town of Suvereto, near Livorno, there is a two-week food and historic festival of local delicacies including wild boar, wine, olive oil, honey and more

ChocoBarocco in Modica - December 3 to 8 - The Sicilian town famous for its chocolate is throwing a chocolate festival - and you can take a chocolate tour on a Vespa (Some information in English on Sicily Guide)

I have to remember to eat lunch before I read these posts - so delicious! I love the adopt an olive oil tree - definitely tops the list of what to get a foodie who has everything :)
As always, so much good stuff on this list...but I'd just really love one of those snowball cookies, imagine they taste divine!
Really looking forward to hearing more about your Christmas cooking adventures as well.
My best friend is Italian-American & her mom does a big Italian spread for Xmas so I'll get a little home-cooking in CA too :) a bientot!

Tuula - LOL! Yes, sometimes, if I haven't eaten when I'm putting this together, I get extra hungry. Snowball cookie recipe is on this site, if you don't already have one :-) A few Italian-inspired Christmas posts are up, and I hope we get to see one (or two) from your CA adventures, too.